ORIC is a high intensity, light-ion accelerator which is used to produce
radioactive ions in the target-ion source which is located on the
RIB-injector platform. The ions
diffuse out of the target and are ionized and extracted from the ion source.
The beam of ions is mass analyzed and if needed, passed through a charge
exchange cell to produce a 200 keV beam of negative ions. This beam is
transmitted through a high resolution isobar separator and injected into the
tandem for acceleration and delivery to the experiment. A schematic of this
process for producing neutron-rich beams from a uranium-carbide target
is below. A schematic layout of the facility
which shows the research areas is also available. Another
floorplan which
shows the new
High Power Target Laboratory
is also available.